Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-29
The saeea T.nes Cenins.

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section were the prospects brighter
for good times coming than at pres
ent. More good strikes have been
made in quartz this summer than ev-
er before in any one season. Silver
District will soon be scene of great
activity, and twenty stamp quartz
mill, with . capacity for eighty
stamps, also y saw mill, will be in that
district early the coming fall, and put
up and set in motion as soon as possi-
BILE. The English company that has
secured one-third interest in thir-
teen locations out there, will push
work ahead with will and without
delay. The enterprise, life and ac-
tivity that will soon be witnessed in
Silver District as a result OF the mo-
tive power Of capital, will benefit this
section, and in no small degree.
Everything looks promising for q
bedrock fume for working the beds
OF the creeks of the Basin, and if the
bill asking for right of way passes
Congress at the coming session, work
will begin next year. The estimated
cost Of putting this enterprise in good
working order, including the coa-
struction of large reservoirs, and rum
ming the Aume to where the work will
begin to pay, IS 100000. Mr.. Tay-
lor, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. who is here
consulting with the people SO as to
get up bill that will meet with no
opposition, gives assurances that the
company, composed Of Eastern capi-
talists, will not employ Chinese. This
enterprise will be the means of scat
tering hundreds upon hundreds of
thousands of dollars throughout this
county, and to work the creeks of the
Basin will require great many years.
There is not the capital in this county
necessary to undertake this work and
carry it through to where it would
pay, and for this reason we can see
no reasonable objection to giving
Eastern capital the right of way to
carry on the work. We are opposed
to "dog in the manger" policy. To
oppose the granting of the right of
way for outside capital to inaugurate
and carry through an enterprise that
the people here, for want of means
cannot even start, is the best way ir
the world to keep the country hack
There was time when the resident.
of this county could command the
means necessary to make success o.
working these creeks. A company
was organized, composed principally
of practical miners, men who knew O
the immense amount of wealth lying
buried in the beds of More, Elk
Grimes and Granite creeks. TIL,
company was organized with the in
tention of carrying on the work on 1
gigantic scale, and even contemplated
taking in ditch from Payette rive
to increase the head of water. Idaho
Delegate in Congress at that time
S. A. Merritt, made no effort to get
bill through Congress granting thi
company q right of way. and the bed
rock fume company fell to pieces
and no effort has been made since t.
start the enterprise with Boise count,
capital, and now the money is no
here to put in reservoirs and NEE
other expenses of putting the enter
prise on paying basis. For this rea
son we cannot see wherein it is
wise policy to oppose the bill thi
company has drawn up and which vii
be placed before Congress next win
ter, in its present shape, as publishe
in last Tuesdays WORLD. TIL
great majority of the people OF tn
Basin would rejoice to see capital TAX
hold ofthe enterprise, no matter wher
the capital comes from, and if the bi
meets with opposition it will b
from so few, and their argumentativ
structure, not being built on any goo
solid foundation, we do not think ca
, stand long enough to be effective. II
bill interferes with no rights now a.
quired, or that may hereafter be a
quired, and no good reasons, that "
0 can see, can be given in opposition
Q the bill that has been drawn up an
t was published in our last issue, al
$ with one section that appeared
: the bill as first published stricks
Q out-a section that was not general
n approved of by miners.
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